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Robinhood opens flat in its trading debut, giving it a market valuation of ~$32B, after raising $2.1B in its IPO; its shares slipped as much as 10% after debut — - Robinhood's opening price was $38 per share, valuing the stock trading app at roughly $32 billion.
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| Ryne Hager / Android Police: |
Google updates Play Store policies to ban apps offering “compensated sexual relationships”, likely impacting sugar daddy dating apps, beginning September 1 — Today, Google published a handful of changes to its Play policies, and nestled among precise legalese refinements … | Karen Hao / MIT Technology Review: |
Profile of Sophie Zhang, a former Facebook data scientist who wrote an exit memo detailing Facebook's inadequate steps to address global election misinformation — Sophie Zhang, a former data scientist at Facebook, revealed that it enables global political manipulation and has done little to stop it.
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| Jing Yang / Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Didi is considering going private in order to placate Chinese authorities and compensate investors for losses using money made during its IPO — Ride-hailing giant has been contemplating delisting plan as crackdown widens and has obtained support from cybersecurity watchdog
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| Tiernan Ray / ZDNet: |
OpenAI introduces Triton 1.0, an open-source programming language for writing GPU code for neural networks, and claims it is easier to write than Nvidia's CUDA — SEO: Python-like language promises to be easier to write than native CUDA and specialized GPU code but has performance comparable … | Danielle Kaye / Reuters: |
LinkedIn will let most staff opt for full-time remote work, reversing a policy from last October that would have required in-office work half of the time — LinkedIn will allow most employees to opt for full-time remote work as offices gradually reopen, Chief People Officer Teuila Hanson told Reuters.| Wall Street Journal: |
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| Eric Newcomer / Newcomer: |
Profile of Bessemer Venture Partners, an early investor in Twilio and Shopify, as its competition with Andreessen Horowitz, Tiger Global, and SoftBank ramps up — Bessemer Venture Partners is a thoughtful firm in a world of loose money. — 4 hr ago — In 2009, Ethan Kurzweil …
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| Ben Schoon / 9to5Google: |
A job listing shows that Google is considering making Stadia the backend of other “interactive streaming platforms” as a white-label option — After closing its in-house Stadia Games & Entertainment studios earlier this year, many have wondered what the future of Google's game streaming ambitions will look like.| Alexandra Marvar / The Verge: |
A look at the rise of high-earning teens on Depop, who are using the Etsy-owned clothing marketplace to make thousands per week, often battling the algorithm — Seventeen-year-old Chelsea Aves of Fremont, California, has had a Depop account since her sophomore year of high school.
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| Harmeet Singh Walia / Counterpoint Research: |
Global smartphone market grew 19% YoY in Q2 with 329M units shipped, led by Samsung with 58M units, Xiaomi with 53M, Apple with 49M, and Oppo with 34M — - Global smartphone market grew 19% YoY but declined by 7% QoQ as 329 million units were shipped, led by Samsung.
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| Chris Welch / The Verge: |
Nothing Ear (1) wireless earbuds review: comfortable, unique transparent design and lots of features, but buggy performance and so-so noise cancellation — Standout design, noise cancellation, and wireless charging for $99 — There's a lot riding on the Ear 1 wireless earbuds …
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| Karissa Bell / Engadget: |
Mark Zuckerberg says video now accounts for almost half the time spent on Facebook, and that Reels is the “largest contributor to engagement growth” — He wants Facebook to become a ‘metaverse company.’ — Facebook users are spending a lot more time watching video …
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| Makena Kelly / The Verge: |
Senate reaches a deal on an infrastructure plan including $65B for broadband investments, $35B less than Biden's original plan; final vote still yet to happen — That's less than the original $100 billion plan — On Wednesday, bipartisan Senate negotiators reached a deal on an infrastructure package after weeks of tense discussion.
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| Yogita Khatri / The Block: |
Singapore-based Vauld, formerly Bank of Hodlers, a crypto trading and lending service, raises $25M Series A led by Peter Thiel's Valar Ventures — Quick Take — Crypto trading and lending platform Vauld has raised $25 million in a Series A funding round led by Peter Thiel's Valar Ventures.| Igor Bosilkovski / Forbes: |
Voiceflow, a Canada-based SaaS platform that lets companies launch their own voice and chat bots, raises $20M Series A led by Felicis Ventures — Canadian collaborative conversational AI tool Voiceflow announced today that it has raised $20 million in a Series A round led by Felicis Ventures.| New York Times: |
A look at Turkey's aggressive regulatory stance towards Google, like banning shopping search ads, which some attribute to Erdogan's authoritarian leadership — The antitrust backlash against Big Tech is playing out in places not known as regulatory hotbeds.
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| Sean Hollister / The Verge: |
Hands-on with Intel's new NUC 11 Extreme, aka “Beast Canyon”, which has an 8-liter chassis for larger gaming components, starting at ~$1,150 for i7 — This 8-liter desktop upgrades in a snap — Building your own gaming PC is a labor of love. It's not something that needs to be “easier,” exactly.
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Prime Trust, which offers financial services APIs to fintech and digital asset companies, raises $64M Series A — Prime Trust, one-stop-shop for API-based financial infrastructure for fintech and digital asset innovators, has raised $64 million in a Series A funding round led by Mercato Partners.
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| Jordan Fabian / Bloomberg: |
More than 90 CEOs, including Cook, Pichai, Jassy, and Zuckerberg, urge Congress to ensure citizenship for Dreamers, after a judge ruled against the program — - More than 90 executives seek legal status for Dreamers — They say allowing citizenship would give U.S. economic boost
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| Steven Musil / CNET: |
Samsung Q2: profit of $10.8B, up 54% YoY, on $55.2B revenue; its chips business accounted for nearly half the profit; mobile division revenue declined QoQ — Samsung's operating profit showed strong growth in the second quarter, thanks to higher-than-expected chip prices and continued consumer demand …
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| Jeff Benson / Decrypt: |
US Marshals Service has given a $6.6M+ contract to crypto startup Anchorage to manage seized crypto assets; BitGo had won a similar $4.5M contract in April — The U.S. Marshals Service, a branch of the Department of Justice charged with tracking down fugitives, has given a contract worth …
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